Tribune spinning off its broadcast media from its print media so as to buy 101.1 would have been my guess, but now the prevailing rumor is that Cumulus is going to swoop in and pick it up for its new "Nash" pop-country format. Ew.

I wondered what he was talking about also. He said a 3rd or 4th but something major had to happen that likely won't happen.

I'm guessing it would be LoHo taking some of that NBC money and starting his own station like Howard Stern.

there has been a recent application for foxsportsradio to broadcast on an undisclosed FM station in chicago... hmmm....

So Mac mentioning this on the air. Hmmmm. May I speculate?

CSFMB: Please don't.

Beardown: Oh c'mon, speculation is a key to sports talkers like yourself. Why begrudge me?

CSFMB: Are you also deaf?

Beardown: Mac knowing that this is a possibility means something. He's up in June and he's looking for a landing place if Zim doesn't want him back. Mac realizes that they might want to force Larry in. Everybody sees that coming. I also have a feeling that North is scheming something up with this 3rd sports radio station. How do you like them apples?

CSFMB: This is right up there with the "Bears will play their best game of the year" prediction against GB.

Beardown: That's cool. That's why I'm here!!!!

The last thing they will do is give Leary a big time gig again. His inability to move a meter the correct way is almost unmatched in the number of attempts he has had.

Having a night time show that makes no noise is such a waste of a time slot at this point, it makes Mitch seem ineffective.

If you came to Leary with a crappy new offer, he would take it in a second. he would have to.

Leary does have value to the Score. He will do anything at anytime. Thats why he is there. Sox reporter this week? OK, Bears dick sucker? OK, can you host for 4 weeks? OK....

However, I think it is time for someone else to fill that slot and Mitch needs to find that guy.

The recent Mac absentee shows you fragile the balance of power is. With the BB show having a down arrow, WSCR needs Mac to keep things on an even scale now.

WSCR is lucky Rose is hurt, or else ESPN gets all those radio tuned to 1000 going into the winter.

evil Zim.

Larry has torpedoed middays twice now. You can't say for sure how much was Hamp, or how much was the subtraction of Mac versus the addition of Larry, but it looks like there's a pretty solid body of evidence now to stop putting him in middays if you value your billing.